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free12thinker · 04-30-2002, 11:39 AM

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Originally posted by <Boone K. Lowe>:
<strong>Dear Sir,

Just out of curiosity, if God did create all that the Bible says He did, wouldn't a God with that much power be able to do all the things that you doubt (light before sun, plants before light, etc.)? At the same time, if God is, who are we to question His will or actions? Would it not be possible? Our minds are so feeble and inadequate that we don't even use 20% of our brain's power. How do you think our spiritual belief would expand if we could tap into the other 80%? You're taking a lot of time and energy disputing something that no one living even has the mental capacity to fully understand.
I believe in Jesus Christ for a number of reasons, the largest one being pure faith. Faith, in laymen's terms, is believing in something when commen sense tells you not to. I know you could make a pretty good joke about my commen sense, but everybody believes in either an eternal being or eternal matter. Neither of those two options makes much sense, do they?
Anyway, thank you for strengthening my faith in the Lord. I will pray for you.

Boone K. Lowe</strong>

Boone,
How did we strengthen your faith in the lord? If anything, you've strengthened our lack of faith. You contend that the biggest reason you believe in god is due to faith. Faith which is blind trust. Like....I have faith that I'll fly to Kansas by the wings of a turtle tomorrow. See what faith does? You said it yourself. It puts trust into the unbelievable, things we would not otherwise believe possible. Things out of the realm of common sense.

And whether or not we use 20%, 100% or 1% of our brains has nothing to do with anything. It's how we use our brains (or if we use them for that matter).

I like the argument that God is beyond human scope or reason as it provides a nice cushion for theists who otherwise can't explain God.

Me: What can you tell me about the phenomena of God?
Xtian: It's just too complex to understand. Just trust in his spirit, as he will guide you.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....

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